Oracle focuses on app server, AJAX at JavaOne

Oracle's plate of announcements for the JavaOne conference this week features upgrades to its application server and IDE as well as a kit to make it easier to work with the Spring Framework for Java development.

The planned 11g version of the Oracle Application Server boasts full support for the Java EE (Enterprise Edtion) 5 specification, including Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 3, for persisting of data in applications to databases.